Where advance has been
drawn, the claim for reimbursement shall be submitted within one month of the
completion of the return journey.

Where no advance has
been drawn, the expenditure incurred shall be submitted
within three months of the completion of the return journey.

Administrative
Ministry / Department concerned can admit the claims in relaxation of the
provisions subject to the following time limits without
reference to DoPT:

(a) Where no advance
is taken, LTC bill submitted within a period not exceeding six months; and

b) Where advance has
been drawn, claim for reimbursement submitted within a period of three months
after the completion of return journey (provided the Govt. servant refunds
the entire advance within 45 days after the completion of
the return journey. Rule 14 of CCS (LTC) Rules. 1988 read with –

O.M. No. 31011/5/2007
– Estt A dated 27 September 2007

2

Can a Govt. Servant
visit NER or J&K on more than one occasion on conversion of Hometown
under the relaxation allowed for LTC visits to NER/J&K?

Govt servant who has
availed the benefit of Home Town Conversion to NER/J&K in one block
(say 2006-2009) can again visit NER/J&K in the new/next block (say
2010-2013) subject to availability of LTC in a particular block so long as
the relaxation is in force.

1.
O.M.No.31011/4/2007-Estt(A) dated 02.05.2008

2.O.M.No.31011/4/2007-Estt.(A)
dated 23.04.2010

3.O.M.No.31011/2/2003-Estt(A)
dated 18.06.2010

3.

Can a Govt employee
avail of air travel to NER /J&K in case of All India LTC if his
Hometown and the Headquarters are at the same place?

Both NER and
J&K scheme of LTC allow relaxation for air travel on All India LTC to
all categories of Employees to all categories of employees to the extent
specified in the DOP&T’s O.M.31011/4/2007-Estt(A) dated 02.05.2008
and DOP&T’s O.M. 31011/2/2003-Estt.(A) dated 18.06.2010 even if the
Hometown and the Headquarters are same

4.

Whether Govt. servant
who was already availed one Home Town LTC in the current block can avail LTC
to visit NER?

Yes, he can avail it
against All India LTC.

5.

Can a Govt. Servant
avail the benefit of visiting NER/J&K twice in a particular block of
4 years ?

Yes, a Govt servant
can visit NER/J&K by conversion of his Home Town LTC and also by
availing All India LTC subject to validity period of the scheme and
fulfilling of other conditions.

6.

Can a fresh recruit
avail the benefit of Home Town Conversion to NER/J&K?

A fresh recruit Govt.
servant can also avail the benefit of Home Town conversion to NER/J&K
against one of the three occasions of Home Town available to him in each
block.

7.

Can fresh recruit
avail of conversion of Home town to Visit NER/J&K under the
relaxation allowed for visiting NER / J&K?

Any Govt. employee can
avail of the relaxation for visiting NER/J&K and convert one Home
Town LTC for such visit a block of 4 years as long as the relaxations
continue.

1.O.M.No.31011/4/2007-Estt(A)
dated 02.05.2008

2.O.M.No.31011/2/2003-Estt(A)
dated 18.06.2010

8.

Can a fresh recruit
Govt. Servant avail of All India LTC anytime during the 4 year Block?

It can be availed only
in the 4th occasion of block and not at random.

9

Whether Carry over of
LTC is allowed to fresh recruits?

Carry over of LTC is
not allowed to fresh recruits as they are eligible for every year LTC for the
first 8 years of Service

10.

Who is a fresh recruit
entitled for LTC every year?

A person who has
joined service for the first time is treated as a fresh recruit for the first
eight years.

O.M.
No.31011/4/2008-Estt(A) dated 23.09.2008

11.

How the LTC
entitlements of fresh recruits are regulated in the first eight years?

On completion of one
year, the fresh recruit can be allowed 3 Home Town LTC and 1 All India LTC in
each block of Four Years in the first 8 years

O.M.No.31011/4/2008-Estt(A)
dated 23.09.2008

12

Whether Dependent
Parents of fresh recruits can avail LTC for the journey from Home Town
to Headquarters and back?

No, the dependent
parents of fresh recruits can not avail LTC for the journey from Hometown to
Headquarters and back.

13

Whether claims for
reimbursement can be allowed for road journeys by bus/taxi or
other vehicle operated by private operators?

LTC Rules do not
permit reimbursement for journey by a private car (owned /
borrowed/hired) or a bus/van or other vehicle owned by private
operators. LTC facility shall be admissible only in respect of journeys
performed in vehicles operated by Govt. or any Corporation in the Public
sector run by the Central or State Govt. or a local body, Rule 12(2) of CCS
(LTS) Rules 1988 read with –

DoPT’s
O.M.No.31011/4/2008-Estt.A dated 23 September, 2008

14.

Whether airfare of
children whose full fare is charged by the airlines is reimbursed?

If full fare has been
charged by the airlines and paid by the Government servant the same will be
reimbursed.

15.

Can a Govt., servant
use the service of travel agents for LTC purpose?

Yes, but it should be
limited to M/s. Balmer Lawire and company and M/s. Ashok Travels and Tours.

16.

What is the definition
of family for LTC?

For LTC purpose,
family consists of

i) Spouse of the Govt.
servant and tow surviving unmarried children or Step children

ii)Married daughters,
who have been divorced, abandoned or separated from their husbands and
widowed daughters residing with and wholly dependent on the Govt. Servant

iv) Unmarried minor
brothers as well as unmarried, divorced, abandoned, separated from their
husbands and widowed sisters residing with and wholly dependent on the Govt.
Servant provided their parents are either not alive and are
themselves wholly dependent on the Govt. servant

Rule 4 of CCS(LTC)
Rules, 1988 read with

O.M. No.31011/4/2008-
Estt(A) dated 23.09.2008

17.

What are the
dependency criteria?

A member of family
whose income from all sources, including pension, temporary Increase in
pension does not exceed Rs.3500 from 01.09.2008 and Dearness relief thereon
is deemed to be wholly dependent of the Government servant

18.

Can parents/children
residing at other places avail LTC to visit the Govt. servant at Headquarters
and go Back?

No, reimbursement of
LTC claims being restricted to the entitlement for journey between
Headquarters and place of visit, the amount reimbursable in such cases is
nil.

Whether the term "Home Town" and "Home District" are same or different? If a Central Govt. Servant has availed the benefit of Home Town conversion to NER/J&K in one block of two years (say 2010-2011), is he entitled if his Home District is same but Home Town is different.

First concession for two years block 2010-11,I can not avail H/T or All India LTC within the grace period i.e.31.12.2012,Can I avail two LTC (H/T & All India )in second concession for two years block 2012-13 within the grace period 31.12.2014?